If you are talking about communication initiated between the renderer and the browser, or between the renderer and the Task Manager, or anything similar, through HTML\JavaScript\Extensions - this is not possible. There is an internal system, in the actual C++ code of Chromium, that can do that (and does that, for internal operations), but nothing like this is exposed to the user. ☆PhistucK
2009/7/1 jfc <[email protected]> > > 2. Let me clarify this one. I am using the chrome cartoon for > reference, page 4. > > Can the browser processes send messages to the process manager? > For example I would like the process manager to be able to hold onto > some information > and any of the browser processes be able to access and update that > information > held within the processes manager. > > This rest ties in with my other question, I would like this process > manager to be > able to interact with the OS. Based on the answer to question 3 it > sounds like > the extension + plugins could do this. > > > On Jul 1, 2:54 am, PhistucK <[email protected]> wrote: > > 1. Yes, in a way, through extensions and content scripts. > > > > 2. What is the "chrome manager process"? > > The browser process? > > If so, no. > > What do you need from it? > > There are some APIs available for the extensions to let you accomplish > some > > sorts of stuff. > > > > 3. I believe so, in a way, through extensions + plugins. Create an NPAPI > > plugin that executes external programs, put it inside your extension and > use > > it. > > > > Kind of a weird way of doing it, but seems possible. > > > > Extensions system (not ready yet, but has some working parts) > documentation > > - > > dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions > > > > In order to make Chrome work with extensions, you have to have the Dev > > channel release (Chrome 3), for more info - > http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel > > And read to HOWTO on the extensions system documentation to know how to > make > > Chrome work with extensions (add command line flag\switch). > > > > ☆PhistucK > > > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 06:02, jfc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Does chrome support the following: > > > > > 1. ability for one browser tab to 'talk' with another tab via > > > javascript? > > > > > 2. Ability for a tabs to talk with the chrome manager process? > > > > > 3. Ability for a chrome to interact with the computer's operating > > > system? For example have a tab send a message to the manager process > > > which is turn could be made to launch an external application on the > > > computer? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
